You are a military spouse.
You'll meet more people during your spouse's years of services than you can count. You'll meet superiors and subordinates. You'll meet...
Opening scene: It is my first postpartum period. I am trying to put in my menstrual cup (more on that later) and it WILL...
When it comes to deodorant, we generally have these options:
Traditional or Natural.
Powder or Patchouli.
Aluminum or Au Natural.
I, personally, am solidly in the natural camp...
I find the letter in a drawer while trying to KonMari our bedroom. The handwriting on the envelope is measured and hopeful and dotted...
It’s that time of year when everyone is focused on self care and what they can do to be a better version of themselves...
When I Said I Didn’t Want To Celebrate Valentine’s Day, What I Really Meant Was…
Why I stopped celebrating Valentine’s Day
I stopped celebrating Valentines’ Day...
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.”
— W.R. Purche
I did have the best dog. His name was Astro,...
In December of 2001, I sat on the floor in the Newark airport crying as I heard them announce the final boarding call for...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in the middle of a PCS (in which case, no explanation needed), you have likely heard...
Marriage can feel hard.
In the beginning, it isn’t. My opinion is that it shouldn’t be. It should be mostly rainbows and loving gazes and...
Once upon a time, I knew a cute boy in high school. He was quiet, serious, smart, and handsome. Three years later (he’d argue...
Confession time: I’ve never dyed my hair. Never highlighted it, frosted it, or anything else. I’d like you to believe that this is because...
Military Lifestyle
Normalized Overwhelm
Over the Edge
I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
